Labour have agreed to an increase in school meals prices.
The move comes against a background of continuing concerns that not enough is being done to encourage parents and children to opt for school meals.
Ironically Labour Councillors in 2009 – while they were in opposition – tried to reduce school meal prices to £1-05, claiming that the move would make a major contribution to improved health and reduced poverty.
Now that policy has been quietly forgotten
Currently there are 46 schools benefiting from a joint contract with ISS to provide school meals. A further 19 schools make their own arrangements to provide meals.
Around 31% of Primary school children take a school dinner.
At Secondary level that figure falls to 24%.
About 75% of users are entitled to a free school meal because of low income levels.